A modern re-enactment of the Mongol hordes that ravaged Baghdad, and brought an end to the Islamic Golden Age. (Cosmos Magazine Online) On this day in 1258, Mongol hordes entered Baghdad after 13 days of brutal siege warfare. Led by Hulagu Khan, the invaders sought to punish the city for its failure to pay taxes…
Day: February 7, 2020
02/09 – The Mud March
A period photograph of the Mud March, showing the various classes of women that took part in the infamous Mud March of 1907. (Wikimedia Commons) On this day in 1907, three thousand women from all facets of British society took part in a march through London to agitate for suffrage (the right to vote). Organized…